|
You just named five isolated incidents, out of all the incidents that happen around the country and around the world. Chances are, if your local media hadn't latched onto them, you wouldn't know a thing about them... any more than you would know about the 2 firefighters who were caught in a backdraft explosion in my area this weekend, one of which is still in critical condition.
Hearing about a number of moments at once always give the impression that "something strange is going on," but I assure you, there's nothing unusual about these incidents or their proximity to each other. Fortunately, they still number very low in terms of the actual percentage of people being hurt in such incidents. Media exposure always belies the fact that these things are actually more rare than you'd think.
So try not to panic or worry overmuch; but be alert, lest you become the next statistic.
|